Tag marking machine



J. WEIMONT TAG MARKING MACHINE Filedoct. 6, 1933 Jan. I, 1935.

3 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR.

A TTORNEYS.

Ja 1, 1935. WEMONT 1,986,655

TAG MARKING MACHINE\ Filed 0ct..6, 1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

Jam J. WEIMONT 8 TAG MARKING MACHINE Filed Oct. 6, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 I A T-TORNEYS.

Patented Jan-1,1935

Kimball tion of NewYork-l and printing 1 strips 'Ofprice 1 tags, pin tickets and miItuis an object. ofthe invention to .provide :6 improved .mechanismsxfori'feeding the; strips of tags ;step;.byastep, onatag width; at a time, and. to feed the same into accurate register with the f l upper? faceisubstantially flush .with' the" surface rprinting headw l Other; objectsjand advantages of the invention 10 Will appear hereinafterLt- J 1 A preferred embodiment of. the invention se- 160 5.61:ioliazplllfposeszjzofi illustration is; shown"'in .th accompanying-drawings, whichy" yFigumrlis an end relevationu- .E ute Bis a section on -the line 3-3Iof Figure 1, -;1Eigllre :4; is: a section" on the line .of Fig- "WQQJ; .2 in iii". A

Figure 15,is:an enlarged'planview-of the feed mechanism with parts removed .to disclose the operation of. the mechanism. i l r j' Figure 6 is'asectionon the line 66 of. Figure 5. 1 Fi re'fl 'isa view-similar to Figure-Sshowing .the parts in a difierentoperative position;

Figure 8 is asectionon the line 8-8 of; Figure Figure 91s anuenlarged front elevation with partsjremovedr; l 1. Referring: 1701113116 drawings, the mechanism is built :upon a box-like frame ,20 :;ewhich'= may; be

='30 secured to .a table or other suitable support by screws 21: All ofthei'm'oving parts ofi'zthe machine are carried by. the :uPper portion 20a-which is securedto the: lower. portion 20b in anysuitable manner; AA main drive" shaft 22 is rotatably 5 mountediitowarduthe:rear of'the frame 20 and the said shaft may 'be rotated either by' power? or by: hand; the machine illustrated being intended foraf'hand :operation' by means of thef fiy wheel uandhan'dle 24. 1" I l i 3 Toward the front of theframeis mounted a pl'aten table 251along which thestrips of tags are fed to printing position: as hereinafter described. At the back" of the'p'laten" table 25 and secured to "the frame'flis a-vertically disposed guide plate 26 extending rtransverselylacross the 'machi'ne and servingffto guide the back. edge of the tag strips asthey arefed through the machine. 5 "The machine'is adapted to feed strips of tags which are partially: severed by cuts" or slits ex+ tending inwardly from. one edge of the-strip,and

Ithetagtedgesformedjby the said cuts or'slits are .utilized "for feeding purposes inthe 'manner hereir'iafter described; One'form of'tag strip suitable for. use in such machines is illustrated and described in .LaencheriPatent No. 1335517653 An- Application October .6, 1933;;Serial a were 0 p-2 w individual tags: :1. y!

:13. The. rear side of ith'e able 51 provide" anisfaperture 5&2'73rirlt .which ist-f slidably mounted a yrecipro'cating :pushen. 28 :having its inforder' to feed. theistrip along 'the table. onelta ,widthat a time; Thecsaid-pusher 28 isecon- 72 U I D ATENT Q EICE. M (TTAG'MAitkIlWG Joseph weimostgfrogotdg N. asslgnonto Compamp'New orlr,N. Y.',a;corpora nected to a slide 30. mounted; tox.-reoiprocate on theframe 121a. and. the. said slide .is provided with a pin 31 which extends upwardlyii'nto iengagee ment with I the bifurcated-rend 32.1 of a lever 33 Jwhich; islpivqtally mounted' at: 34.: .Th'efirear end "of the said lev'er iStDIOVidGd. with arroller 35 whichrcooperateswith.the c'anir36l on'th'e main 1 drive." shafti- -22,- the said; cam being R'shaped to oscillate the lever 33fiand'thereby to"reciprocatetheslideiBo and pusher .28;

M Means are provided to deflect the edges of the tags successively intothe aperture 27 into' posi-f tio'nu for engagement by the-pusher 28. Such means include a," member 38" mountedon= the pivot 37.-in. such :manner as :to oscillate freely thereon, saidtmemberhaving a foot 39 adapted to engagethe tag strip near its back'edge'at a member 38 is made-Along enough to provide a shoulder 40 extending under? the printing head :52 2for: engagement 'th'ereb'y the manner and for? the purposes hereinafter= described.

In order, to prevent regression of the tag strip during the returmstroke of the pusher 28, means are provided for -frictionally engaging the strip suflicient to prevent're'gression of the tag strip.

- "Aswill' beobserved, the-edge'29 of the pusher 28 moves only to-a position one tag length from the right-handedg'e of the table 25',--and1 it is desirable, therefore, to provide means for'ejectingthe last tag ofa strip of relatively.short determinate lengthfrom thetableL For'ithis purpose, a finger 44" is provided whichiis pivotally connected to the member 45 which extendsbe- 'neath the table and is connected to and moves with the pusher 28; the said finger being so located that ite'ngages the 'trailingedg'e of the last tagof the-strip in orderitoip'ush' thelastgtag off the-table.

additional function, namely, to guide the front 1 edge of the strip as indicated in Figure 7.

In machines et this type itliswdesinable to provide a qutting aw complete: severance of'individual tags after the same have been printed. Accordingly, a knife 47 is provided;

which cooperates with a hardened shear plate 46 attached to the frame.

secured to the maindriveshaft 2 2 .'j[ l' e said cam is so shaped and timed asto" catistlie knife to be depressed immediately followinggthegend;

of the feeding stroke of the pusher, and to permit the: toliiise againzpriiir torthe; next. feeding 'strohaizthesaidi. knife: being retractedi by: the springrlw. 55., :1! .4131; (v

The printing head 52, carryingzthe removable typeechaserfili iss'secured tu'athe arm 54whicld is secured tathesr'ock shaft 55.sii=Iiraorderrto oscillate the printingiheadsan 5fiz-is'-secured;- to' I the roclcshafti seam-e thiszarmdszconnectewby lug 57 toc sleeveifias whicliislidesion rotlifrfir. one end of saidirodeise threaded intoe a: crank spin' sleeve 60 mounted on: crank'pinfilisecured tot-disk? 62: which securediitortlrer dniveeshaft 22;" The other: end 05 the: rodi isxprovidedrwithza head 63 and be tweem thiszhead and the sleeve: 58 istmounted a coil=zspring =fi4. q a r This-:constructiomproyideswfor resilient movee ment or; give of. thapartszwhen ithetprintings head engageswai ticket compensates fondifferent thicknessesiofl'tickets withoutidanger oftbre'aking :thez operatingi partssandiwithi tppitoxiinaitely the sameprinting pressure on-the tags;

Cooperating with the :printingr.- head: 52' a swingablefinkingi'pad- 65: mountedtin' the head 66 pivoted? on the.- shaftat acarriedirbys the bracket 68. The head 66 isz-operated to: cooperate with=tlie printing head by a: link. 69:: which, is, pivotally oonnectediwith the printing-head:anditheiheadrfifi by ptvot pinsw'ZO and-71'. respectively;:f

The strips of tags are gifidedl along: the table 25*by meansrofazguide member- 73iwhichris' pivot ally mounted cm, the brackets- 68 and biased rearwardlyby torsionrspring, 74.. 'I'h'evsaidv guide member: 7'31iS provided witlr'a groove 7.5 to engage the edge of; thewstripttr holditiinzproper' feeding D'OSitiOni 1 m-yu- :i, s In-=0peratiomit WiILJ-haEoUsenvedP-that thesaurangement of. the'camfifivope'ratmg the: pusherr28 and the crank operatingr-the-zprinter head fissrsuch thatthepusher and: act alternately, that. is to :say; as the-pusher advances to feed .the-strimthe printer'head:issbeing;retracted, and as. the printer headw advancessto print-."the tag whichihas beenfedythempusher isrbeing retracted toaposition for'engagement;with=,the- -strip forgthe next feeding;operationmDuringtzthee advance of the printing head, thereforeetha strips is not a Advantages is? for.- ease are m; condi honing the strip? for. each: successive; :fe'eding operation; for. as the. printer.- heady,- advancesto printing; position-,- iten ages the shoulder- 40, thereby. depressing. the member 33;,thus causing the foot 39 to engaget the rear edgeof the; strip .';to

depress the.samebelovwithe-plane *ofi theitabla 25 and; below; thezupper mace ofethevpnsher; .inriorder The knife 47- ifs preferably' mounted on a lever 47' .pivoteitdthaframe-at: 48 and the rear end of thegsaid l'ever iislprovided}, with a roller 49 which cooperates with cam 50 that the edge of the tag to be fed may be exposed for engagement by the leading edge of the pusher. As retraction of the printer head begins, the shoulder 40 is disengaged by the printer head, but the member 38 remains in engagement with the strip, thus serving to hold it in position for engagement by the pusher as it advances in its feeding stroke. the ushenadvanceseitr engages the memberfl38 lwhich mambe'roundd "as at 39 to provide a surface in the nature of a cam which causes the member 38 to be lifted as the feeding sticks pr cee Tl'ie nia-cl'iine is adapted to feed strips of tags tively; short determinate length, as for a s trip o'fitwelve tags, and is also adapted to feed, longer strips of indeterminate length. In the, case of the shorter strips, the operator merelylays thestrip on the platen table in posi- -tio n.- for engagement by the feed mechanism and roll which may be mounted on the axle-'76; and

"the-"end of the strip mayLbefthreaded around the curvedl guide 77 =and.through a=suitable guide slot E into position for? engagement byithe 'feed mechapnismisi It will be understood that the invention may'b'e variously m'odified" embodied within the scope of the subjoined claims; a -L -I claim as my-invention? 1 I Apparatus for printing-strips of partially severed tags, comprising, in combination, a table, said table having an opening therein, a reciprocating pusher mounted: said opening,.;said pusher' havingi its 7. upper surface substantially 'fiu'sh withthe surface: of said table and-"having a leading edge adapted to engage said tagsjto feed the same intermittently, a member pivotally mountedzabovei said opening, means for actuating said printer head in timed relation with said pusher so thatsaid printer head advancesas said pusher retracts, and retracts as said pusher: advances, said member having" aportion: engaged- -bysaid printer head for actuating said member during theadvanci'ng stroke of said printer head to thereby cause saidmember to engage thexta'g 1. lying over said opening todepress thefie'dgea"portion of the samebelow the surface of' saidtable' into position for engagement by said pusher; said member also. having a portion engagediby said pusher during its advancing stroke tdreturnsaid' member to -raised position.

'--* 2;'Apparatus' for: printing strips of partially severed tags; comprising; in combination, a table,

said table. having an opening therein, a reciproeating: pusher mounted; infsaid opening,=..said pusher having its upper surface substantially flush with the surface of said table' andihaving a leading edgeadapted to engage saiditagstorfeed 5 a printer head,

edge portion ofthe same below thesurfaceof said table; into position for engagement by said pusher. ,3; Apparatus for printing strips of partially severed: tags, comprising, combination, a .table, said table, having. an; opening therein, a: recipro- I eating pusher mounted in said opening, said pusher having its upper surface substantially ing the tag lying over said openingto depress the edge portion of the tag below the surface of said table into position for engagement by said pusher. 4. Apparatus forprinting strips of partially severed tags, comprising, in combination, a table,

said table having an opening therein, means for, feeding said' strips intermittently along said table, ,a member pivotally mounted above said opening, a printer head, means for operating said printer head in timed relation with said feeding means, said member being engaged" by said's printer head to depress the edge portion of a tag 7 into said openinginto positionfor engagement 3 5. Apparatus for printing strips of partially severed tags, comprising,'in combination, a table, said table having an opening therein, means for feeding said strips intermittently along said table,

a printer head, and meansoperated by said printerhead for engagingthe edge portion of a tag above said opening to depress the same into position for engagement by said feeding means.

(6. Apparatus for printing strips of partially severed tags, oomprising, in combination, a table, means for feeding said strips intermittently along said table, a printer head, means for operating saidprinter head in timed relation with said feeding means; and means operated by said printer head for deflecting the edge portion of one "tag out of the plane of the strip and into position for engagement by said feeding means.

JOSEPH WEIMONT. 

